Personnel Duke Ellington – piano, narration Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone John Sanders – valve trombone Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone Rick Henderson – alto saxophone Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone Harry Carney – baritone saxophone Jimmy Woode – bass Sam Woodyard – - drums Cándido Camero – percussion Joya Sherrill (5, 6, 12, 13, 14), Margaret Tynes (1, 8, 15, 16), Ozzie Bailey (3, 9, 15, 16) – vocals References Columbia Records albums Duke Ellington albums 1956 albums Albums recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio